Shloka 22

क्रोधागारप्रवेशः — Entry into the Chamber of Wrath

Kaikeyī’s Protest

Devanagari script

तत्र तां पतितां भूमौ शयानामतथोचिताम्।।।।प्रतप्त इव दुःखेन सोऽपश्यज्जगतीपतिः।

Transliteration

tatra tāṃ patitāṃ bhūmau śayānām atathocitām |

pratāpta iva duḥkhena so 'paśyaj jagatīpatiḥ ||

Translation

Dort sah der Herr der Erde sie, hingestürzt und am Boden liegend—eine Haltung, die ihrem Rang nicht ziemte—und er fühlte sich, als würde ihn der Kummer versengen.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; deśa-avyaya (locative adverb)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• patitām: fallen
• patitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: patita (प्रातिपदिक; from √pat)
• Form: Kṛdanta: PPP (क्त); Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies 'tām'

• bhūmau: on the ground
• bhūmau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• śayānām: lying
• śayānām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śayāna (प्रातिपदिक; from √śī)
• Form: Kṛdanta: present middle participle (शानच्/Śānac); Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies 'tām'

• a-tathā-ucitām: in an unbecoming manner
• a-tathā-ucitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a (नञ्) + tathā (अव्यय) + ucita (प्रातिपदिक; from √uc)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; samāsa: tatpuruṣa with negation (nañ) = 'not proper/unsuitable'

• prataptaḥ: burnt/tormented
• prataptaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratapta (प्रातिपदिक; from pra-√tap)
• Form: Kṛdanta: PPP (क्त); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate adjective of 'jagatīpatiḥ'

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; upamā-nipāta (comparative particle)

• duḥkhena: with grief
• duḥkhena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• apaśyat: saw
• apaśyat: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्/Imperfect), Parasmaipada; Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• jagatī-patiḥ: lord of the earth (king)
• jagatī-patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagatī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; samāsa: ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa = 'lord of the earth'

Context

The lord of the earth (Dasaratha) saw her (Kaikeyi) lying down on the floor of the chamber of wrath in an unbecoming manner and felt as if consumed by grief.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kaikeyī

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

It points to the power of conduct and symbols: abandoning rightful decorum can be used to coerce others; dharma calls for truthfulness in grievance, not theatrical pressure.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha enters and sees Kaikeyī lying on the ground in the ‘wrath chamber,’ intensifying his distress.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Daśaratha’s compassion; Kaikeyī’s posture suggests deliberate rejection of royal propriety to force a response.